Please note that specific activities and room numbers may change during the workshop.
Morning Sessions
8:00 - 8:30 am
Registration (DEH 269)
8:30 am - Noon
Optics Bench Construction
Optics Lab
Afternoon Sessions
1 - 5 pm
Ratios & Proportions
Telescope Math
Exponents and Unit Conversion (Powers of 10)
Size of Planets/Stars
Overview of 5e Instructional Model/Lesson Plans
Curriculum group work
8:00 - 8:30 am
Optics Lab
1 - 5 pm
Telescope Math
Exponents and Unit Conversion (Powers of 10)
Size of Planets/Stars
Overview of 5e Instructional Model/Lesson Plans
Curriculum group work
Handouts
Optics and Telescope Lab (Larry)
Telescope Spreadsheet (Larry)
Telescope Simulator Activities (Larry)
Telescope Simulator 2 Worksheet (Judy)
Telescope Simulator 2 Definitions and Equations (Judy)
Telescope Triangels (Larry)
Telescope Card Instructions (Larry)
Powers of 10 worksheet (Judy)
Powers of 10 worksheet - KEY
Unit Conversion cards (Judy)
Unit Conversion worksheet (Judy)
Sizing the Solar System worksheet (Judy)
Solar System Data Charts
Apparent Size of Sun (Judy)
Representations Worksheet (Judy)
Online/Other Resources
Telescope Simulator
Powers of 10
Ratios and Proportions
Article on Tape Diagrams
Scale of the Universe 2
SpaceMath@NASA
NASA Education
Teacher-developed activities for...
Monday - Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 4